Social Media Blasts Gayle King For Bringing Up Kobe Bryant’s Past In Interview
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The world is still mourning the loss of beloved NBA icon Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others who perished in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday, January 26.
At a sensitive time like this, Gayle King sat down with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie and asked her about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 rape case during an interview for “CBS This Morning,” and you know that didn’t go down too well with social media, and they are coming for Gayle!
“It’s not complicated for me at all,” Leslie responded when Gayle asked about Bryant’s criminal case, that was thrown out. “Even if there’s a few times that we’ve been at a club at the same time, Kobe’s not the kind of guy, never been, like, ‘Lis, go get that girl, or tell her, or send her this.’ I have other NBA friends that are like that. Kobe, he was never like that. I never saw an aggressive side to Bryant being the kind of person that would do something to violate a woman or be aggressive in that way. That’s just not the person that I know.”
Gayle then continued to ask Leslie about it, adding that he might have been blind to Kobe’s other side.
Leslie responded to Gayle, adding, “I just don’t believe that, and I’m not saying things didn’t happen. I just don’t believe that things didn’t happen with force.”
The 2003 rape case was dismissed and Bryant settled with the victim out of criminal court, but what wasn’t dismissed so easily was Gayle’s intentions of even bringing the case up!
Check out some of the reactions below!
@GayleKing what in the poor taste was that Lisa Leslie interview?! His wife hasn’t even buried him yet! You were trying to manipulate a narrative for #KobeBryant that while he’s amazing let’s not for get he’s a rapist. Shame on you!
— Pretty_PlusTax (@MANEQUIN_DOLL) February 5, 2020
Gayle King and Oprah are so disgusting so I don’t even know why I’m surprised by this. Why would she even ask? Even if it’s your job. Have some decency. 🤢 pic.twitter.com/eLcOV6UuHo
— •Jessica Simpson Stan Account• (@SickSadGem) February 5, 2020
Gayle King really tryna push that sex offender narrative on Kobe while he is no longer here to defend himself? Lol she and Oprah will NEVER pass up the opportunity to tarnish a black man’s name… Why the fuck she ain’t interviewing ppl about Harvey Weinstein? Lol
— Pragmatist (@thewinneriskost) February 5, 2020
Man FUCK Gayle King and that weak ass wig
— Larry Legend (@larryislegend) February 5, 2020
Gayle, let’s hear about Weinstein – oh is still alive🤐 pic.twitter.com/19LDckbfeb
— IngeChristensen (@IngeChristensen) February 5, 2020
Gayle King and Oprah seem to go after certain stories without class , but ignore the stories involving their Hollywood friends. You bring up something about Kobe right after his death for ratings or relevance? Kobe Bryant has passed away and journalist lack class #KobeBryant pic.twitter.com/W69lpwZofA
— Horace Towns (@thehoracetowns) February 5, 2020